A revision of the Chinese Stephanidae (Hymenoptera, Stephanoidea)

By

Hong, Chun-dan
Achterberg, C. van
Xu, Zaifu.

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2011

Original Publication

ZooKeys

Volume

110

Pages

1-108

Subjects

China , Foenatopus , keys , lectotype , Megischus , new species , new synonyms , Parastephanellus , revision , Schlettererius , Stephanidae , Stephanus

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.110.918

 

Abstract

Stephanidae Leach, 1815 (Hymenoptera: Stephanoidea) from China are revised. Five genera are reported from China: Foenatopus Smith, 1861; Megischus Brullé, 1846; Parastephanellus Enderlein, 1906; Schlettererius Ashmead, 1900; and Stephanus Jurine (in Panzer), 1801, and the genera are keyed. All the Chinese species are described and illustrated and new synonyms are established. Keys to species of the five genera occurring in China and adjacent regions are provided.<br>Six species are new to science: Foenatopus brevimaculatus sp. n., F. maculiferus sp. n., F. yangi sp. n., Parastephanellus angulatus sp. n., P. brevicoxalis sp. n. and P. zhejiangensis sp. n. One species, Parastephanellus matsumotoi van Achterberg, 2006, is newly recorded from China.<br>The following 9 new synonyms are proposed: Foenatopus aratifrons Enderlein, 1913 and F. yunnanensis Chao, 1964, new synonymys for F. annulitarsus Enderlein, 1913; F. cerviculatus (Chao, 1964) and F. chaoi Belokobylskij, 1995 for F. chinensis (Elliott, 1919); F. formosanus Enderlein, 1913 for F. cinctus (Matsumura, 1912); F. simillimus (Elliott, 1920) and F. trilineatus (Elliott, 1920) for F. flavidentatus (Enderlein, 1913); F. trilobatus (Elliott, 1920) for F. ruficollis (Enderlein, 1913); Parastephanellus austrochinensis Belokobylskij, 1995 for P. brevistigma Enderlein, 1913. A lectotype is designated for Diastephanus trilineatus Elliott, 1920.